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Author: Mark Osborne Humphries Publisher: University of Toronto Press ISBN: 1442610441 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 349
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The 'Spanish' influenza of 1918 was the deadliest pandemic in history, killing as many as 50 million people worldwide. Canadian federal public health officials tried to prevent the disease from entering the country by implementing a maritime quarantine, as had been their standard practice since the cholera epidemics of 1832. But the 1918 flu was a different type of disease. In spite of the best efforts of both federal and local officials, up to fifty thousand Canadians died. In The Last Plague, Mark Osborne Humphries examines how federal epidemic disease management strategies developed before the First World War, arguing that the deadliest epidemic in Canadian history ultimately challenged traditional ideas about disease and public health governance. Using federal, provincial, and municipal archival sources, newspapers, and newly discovered military records as well as original epidemiological studies Humphries' sweeping national study situates the flu within a larger social, political, and military context for the first time. His provocative conclusion is that the 1918 flu crisis had important long-term consequences at the national level, ushering in the 'modern' era of public health in Canada.
Author: Mark Osborne Humphries Publisher: University of Toronto Press ISBN: 1442610441 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 349
Book Description
The 'Spanish' influenza of 1918 was the deadliest pandemic in history, killing as many as 50 million people worldwide. Canadian federal public health officials tried to prevent the disease from entering the country by implementing a maritime quarantine, as had been their standard practice since the cholera epidemics of 1832. But the 1918 flu was a different type of disease. In spite of the best efforts of both federal and local officials, up to fifty thousand Canadians died. In The Last Plague, Mark Osborne Humphries examines how federal epidemic disease management strategies developed before the First World War, arguing that the deadliest epidemic in Canadian history ultimately challenged traditional ideas about disease and public health governance. Using federal, provincial, and municipal archival sources, newspapers, and newly discovered military records as well as original epidemiological studies Humphries' sweeping national study situates the flu within a larger social, political, and military context for the first time. His provocative conclusion is that the 1918 flu crisis had important long-term consequences at the national level, ushering in the 'modern' era of public health in Canada.
Author: Kent Heckenlively Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1510726357 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 407
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On July 22, 2009, a special meeting was held with twenty-four leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health to discuss early findings that a newly discovered retrovirus was linked to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), prostate cancer, lymphoma, and eventually neurodevelopmental disorders in children. When Dr. Judy Mikovits finished her presentation the room was silent for a moment, then one of the scientists said, “Oh my God!” The resulting investigation would be like no other in science. For Dr. Mikovits, a twenty-year veteran of the National Cancer Institute, this was the midpoint of a five-year journey that would start with the founding of the Whittemore-Peterson Institute for Neuro-Immune Disease at the University of Nevada, Reno, and end with her as a witness for the federal government against her former employer, Harvey Whittemore, for illegal campaign contributions to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. On this journey Dr. Mikovits would face the scientific prejudices against CFS, wander into the minefield that is autism, and through it all struggle to maintain her faith in God and the profession to which she had dedicated her life. This is a story for anybody interested in the peril and promise of science at the very highest levels in our country.
Author: Karl-Erik Frandsen Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press ISBN: 8763507706 Category : Bacterial diseases Languages : en Pages : 546
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The Last Plague in the Baltic Region, 1709-1713 offers a thorough description and analysis of the terrible plague epidemic that ravaged the Baltic region in the years between 1709 and 1713 ? at the same time when the region was razed by the Great Northern War (1700-?21). Sweden under Carolus XII had lost its supremacy, and Russia under Peter the Great emerged as the new major power in the region. With the marching armies came the plague and its effects, which were particularly devastating, since it hit a population already weakened by famines and desolation caused by the war. Drawing on substantial documentation in city and state archives, the study addresses a range of important discussions touching on the far-reaching consequences of the plague across the region: including mortality rates, symptoms of the disease, treatments, how the disease spread, why some parishes, villages, houses and families were particularly hard hit, the measures taken by the authorities to confine the epidemic and the reactions of people to these measures. Offering detailed information of the plague's demographic and economic consequences, as well as tragic accounts of its victims, this volume constitutes a fascinating synthesis and assessment of a devastating chapter in the region's history.
Author: J. D. Arnold Publisher: ISBN: 9781939352446 Category : Comics & Graphic Novels Languages : en Pages : 0
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The original "Animal Zombie" epic is collected for the first time! Follow the terrifying tale of survival as a mutated rabies virus turns animals great and small into bloodthirsty, rampaging beasts! Civilization crumbles, and only a small group of farmers and scientists stand between us and total extinction!
Author: Jeff Lucas Publisher: David C Cook ISBN: 0830780823 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 40
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In everyday conversation, most of what we say is casual, not thought through, and can even come out completely wrong. But on occasion, we take the time to put together our words carefully and deliberately. At times of parting, maybe for a significant period of time or even forever, we want to make the most of those last words. And Jesus was no different. In this series of Bible Daily notes, Jeff Lucas explores the seven last sayings of Jesus before His death. What was on His heart in those final, pain-filled moments? What really mattered to Him at the end?
Author: Siro Igino Trevisanato Publisher: Gorgias PressLlc ISBN: 9781593332341 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 196
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In The Plagues of Egypt, molecular biologist Siro Trevisanato assembles data gleaned from a variety of ancient texts and a wide range of scientific disciplines to assist in a reconsideration of the ten biblical plagues recorded in the Biblical book of Exodus. Trevisanato's reconstruction presents a view of these events that argues for their historical reality, identifying the series of disasters which befell Egypt as a chain reaction traceable to a single cataclysmic event which for the first time can be dated with certainty.
Author: Yvette LaPierre Publisher: ABDO ISBN: 109821837X Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 51
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The bubonic plague has been responsible for some of the deadliest pandemics in history. One of them, known as the Black Death, killed millions of people in the 1300s CE. The Bubonic Plague explores the history and science behind this disease, as well as how it's treated. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Author: Mark Harold McEntire Publisher: Mercer University Press ISBN: 9780865546295 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 196
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While much has been said about peace in the Bible, and about God and violence, war, and retribution in the Old Testament, this book looks at how violence is the undercurrent of the plot of the Hebrew Bible.
Author: Mark Osborne Humphries
Author: Mark Osborne Humphries
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